design eras

Question 1

Post Modernism eg Memphis.

Answer 1

=interested in practical objects i.e. the Bel Air chair
=influenced by comic strips, films, punk music
=designers combined materials like laminates with glass or steel
=some products resembled children’s toys
=decorative and witty was their aim over function

Question 2

ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT

Answer 2

=stresses the inherent beauty of the material,
=the importance of nature as inspiration,
=the value of simplicity,
=utility, and beauty.
=craft skills required to manufactured not mass produced!

Question 3

Art Deco

Answer 3

=highly modern and elegant
=anti mass production
=curved lines are often juxtaposed against angular lines
=often composed of lacquered wood to show the distinctive grains of exotic timber

Question 4

Modernism eg Bauhaus

Answer 4

=combined form with function
=students experimented with colour and modern materials
= sought to use mass product, less expensive so average ppl coldly it.

Question 5

James dyson

Answer 5

Dyson vacuum cleaners all use cyclonic separation technology to remove dust, allergens and other particles from the air, making their entire product line one of the most superior on the market

Question 6

Phillippe Starck

Answer 6

Starck has recently promoted the ethos that honesty and integrity should be at the core of design. Products should not created as ‘throw away artifacts’, only surviving for as long as they remain in fashion but

Question 7

Margaret Calvert

Answer 7

She is recognized for her collaboration with Jock Kinneir designing many road signs spread throughout United Kingdom.

Question 8

Marianne Brandt

Bauhaus

Answer 8

geometric shapes
no complexity
honest design

Question 9

Charles and Ray Eames

Answer 9

They were inspired by 19th-century English club chairs, the bulky leather armchairs with rounded arms, tufted seat backs, and often nailhead or wood accents